Also important are biotechnology, telecommunications, cold-weather
research and development, and the manufacture of petrochemicals, plastic products, refined
petroleum, metal products, processed food, lumber, furniture, and clothing.

In addition, government agencies and tourist facilities employ many
people.

A highway links Edmonton with Dawson Creek, British Columbia, the terminus
of the Alaska Highway. Edmonton is served by railroads, two major airports, and a public
transit system, which includes a subway. A military facility is nearby.

In 1891 the Canadian Pacific Railroad arrived in the area.

The settlement grew as an outfitting point for prospectors after gold was
discovered in the 1890s in the Yukon.

Edmonton was incorporated as a city in 1904. After 1950 the population
increased rapidly as Edmonton became a center of the Alberta petroleum industry.